Richard Blanco

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Richard Blanco is an American poet known for being the first Latino, openly gay, and immigrant writer to serve as inaugural poet for a U.S. president.

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instanceOf civil engineer
person
poet
professor
awardReceived PEN Open Book Award
surface form: PEN Beyond Margins Award

Paterson Poetry Prize
birthDate 1968-02-15
birthPlace Madrid
surface form: Madrid, Spain
citizenship United States of America
countryOfResidence United States of America
degree Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
education Florida International University
ethnicity Cuban American
familyName Blanco
gender male
genre poetry
givenName Richard
grewUpIn Miami, Florida, United States
inauguralPoetFor Barack Obama
inaugurationDate 2013-01-21
language English
Spanish
name Richard Blanco self-link
nationality American
notableFor being the first Latino inaugural poet of the United States
being the first immigrant inaugural poet of the United States
being the first openly gay inaugural poet of the United States
occupation civil engineer
poet
professor
writer
parentsOrigin Cuba
poem América
Mother Country
One Today
servedAs inaugural poet
sexualOrientation gay
teachesAt Florida International University
website https://richard-blanco.com/
work City of a Hundred Fires
Directions to the Beach of the Dead
For All of Us, One Today: An Inaugural Poet’s Journey
How to Love a Country
Looking for The Gulf Motel
The Prince of Los Cocuyos

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Richard Blanco name Richard Blanco self-link
One Today author Richard Blanco
One Today performedBy Richard Blanco